Rama and the Ramayana: Lessons in Dharma, Karma and Samsara
Dharma is like one’s role or position on a team. For the play to go well or for the team to win, each person must “stay in character” or “play his position.” If each thing in the universe does its dharma, the universe functions smoothly. When people or things violated their dharma, things fall apart.
Objectives:
* recognize and tell the Ramayana
* understand how the Ramayana is a model for dharma
* appreciate the importance of Rama and Sita as role models for Indians
* understand the central importance of dharma in Indian life
2. The skit must recreate scenes from the Ramayana. Sections can include summary, characters and plot. 3. Each student in the group must have a speaking part within the script. 4. Once the script is written and revised on a Google document. 5. Your group will produce a video, storyboard or Prezi presentation using the script to be previewed in class. 6. The due date is __
World Studies
Rama and the Ramayana: Lessons in Dharma, Karma and Samsara
Dharma is like one’s role or position on a team. For the play to go well or for the team to win, each person must “stay in character” or “play his position.” If each thing in the universe does its dharma, the universe functions smoothly. When people or things violated their dharma, things fall apart.
Objectives:
* recognize and tell the Ramayana
* understand how the Ramayana is a model for dharma
* appreciate the importance of Rama and Sita as role models for Indians
* understand the central importance of dharma in Indian life
Directions:
1. Each group of students will create a skit that includes a script. Use the story boarding method to delevop the skit for your digital story. http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/storyboarding.html
Example storyboard templates:
http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/pdfs/storyboard.pdf
Storyboard directions:
http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/storyboarding.html
http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/pdfs/inword.pdf
2. The skit must recreate scenes from the Ramayana. Sections can include summary, characters and plot.
3. Each student in the group must have a speaking part within the script.
4. Once the script is written and revised on a Google document.
5. Your group will produce a video, storyboard or Prezi presentation using the script to be previewed in class.
6. The due date is __
Prezi-sign up or log in:
http://prezi.com/login/?next=/your/
Learn Prezi:
http://prezi.com/learn/
Prezi Examples: Ramayana example---
http://prezi.com/raixnpiywsso/the-ramayana/
http://prezi.com/explore/
Photostory-free download for home:
http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=13715
Overview of Photostory:
http://www.edtechtrain.com/PA/docs/Coaches/PhotoStoryProjectGuide.pdf
Online Tutorial for Photostory:
http://millie.furman.edu/mll/tutorials/photostory3/index.htm
Assement--Rubric for Photostory and Prezi for Ramayana
http://digitales.us/evaluating/scoring_guide2.php?type=2&submitButtonName=Submit+QueryOther resources:
Copyright Free music http://www.jamendo.com/en/
Copyright friendly images http://search.creativecommons.org/